The foreign press and the Dutch elections on the Plein The Hague. Hoe standhouders van de Boekenmarkt en Antiekmarkt op het Plein stand hielden

Tring Tring.
Goedenmorgen u spreekt met de Gemeente Den Haag.
Hello hello, parlez vous francais ?
No, sorry.
Enkelisj ?
Yes, I do speak English.
Aa, nica, me too. I wanta permit for tv for politic film.
You would like a permit for your television crew in The Hague ?
Yesse, pleasa permit for satalita wagon and people on Pleina,
howe muche costa ?
You can get a permit for 1.18euro per square meter, just like the standholders of the Book Market and Antiques Market pay.
Ah, nica, I pay. How longu canna I stay ?
From 10-18 o'clock.
No no, no good, we stay longer. All nighta and two day.
That is fine.
Howa mucha costa?
2000 euro.
2000 ?
Yes, for 1 day.
Ok ok, we pay, two day, we stay two day
Thank you for your order sir.
Good good, wer canna we stand witta wagon ?
Oh, just take a place on the Plein where you want. No problem.

The next day.

Heee, watta arra youa doink ?
Ik zet mijn kraam hier neer.
No no, itsa my place, I pay 2000 euro for dis place.
Ik heb een vergunning, niet zo duur, maar duur genoeg en geldig.
What arra youa takkink abouta, go away !
Ga jij maar weg.
No you go !
Nee jij gaat.

And 16 March 2017 was a beautiful day on the Books and Antiques Market on the Plein in The Hague.

tekst en vertaling: Marx Warmerdam, gebaseerd op waargebeurde verhalen, verteld door standhouders.